Hat holder



Aug 26, W240 LSQfiBZQ W. H. PIKE HAT HOLDER Filed April 16 1923 INVENTORW/LFOPH Jf- PIKE ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 26, 19240 PATENT OFFICE.

WILFOZR-D H. PIKE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed April 18, 1928. Serial No. 632,209.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILFORD H. PIKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved hat rack for automobiles.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient meansfor securely holding a hat in an automobile. Another object of myinvention is to provide a hat rack which is simple in construction andinexpensive to manufacture.

Referrin to the drawing which forms a part of this specification- Fiure 1. is a side view of my hat rack attac ed to an automobile top.

Fi re 2. is a top plan view of the holdin rame. r illigure 3. is a planview of theadjusting Figure 4. is a front view of the fastening plate.

Figure 5. is a top plan view of the same. Figure 6. is a side view of amodified form of attaching my rack.

Referring more particularly to the drawing:the numeral 1 indicates anL-shaped fastening plate. This late is fastened to the automobile topbow y suitable screws 2 which pass thru the plate leg 3. The leg 3 maybe laced either on to tom of t e bow as shown in igures 1 and 6. Flanges4 project from the leg 5 of the fastenin plate. A holding frame 6 ispivoted to t e flanges 4. The holding frame 6 or on the bot-' is formedof a single piece of wire, comprising a hat holdin ring. 7, preferablysubstan- 40 tially elliptical 1n shape and a pair of substantiallyhorizontal arms8 which have outwardly projecting ends 9 that extend intothe flanges 4 thereby pivoting said holding frame to the fasteningplate 1. On the lower edge of the arms 8 are formed a plurality ofnotches 10 which are adapted to receive a U-shaped adjusting link 11.The link 11 is pivoted to the flanges 4 by lugs 12. As the link 11 ismoved rearwardly the hat holding ring 7 drops away from the automobiletop {Ihe desired distance to accommodate various ats.

Havin described my invention I claim 1. A fiat rack comlprising1 afastening plate, flanges on said p ate, a olding frame pivoted to saidflanges, said holding frame comprising a hat ring, arms connectlng saidring to said flanges and provided with a plurality of notches, an adusting link pivoted to said flan es and adapted to project into any oneof t e said notches whereby the ring might be held in any one of aplurality of positionsv 2. A. hat rack comprising a fastening 05 plate,flanges on said plate, a holding frame pivoted to said flanges, saidholding frame comprising a hat ring and rearwardly extendln horizontalarms, an adjusting link pivote to said flanges, said holding frame armshaving a plurality of notches formed ihelgein, for the reception of saidadjusting In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILFORD H. PIKE.

